Foot-support.



H. COHEN.

FOOT SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.17,1910.

Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

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FOOT-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. a, 1910.

Application filed January 17, 1910. Serial No. 538,404.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HYMAN COHEN, a subject of the Emperor of Russia, and residing at New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Supports, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to foot supports, and the object thereof is to provide such a device which is capable of use either as an arch support, a heel cushion and support, or both.

A further object is to so construct the said device as to be readily adjustable in the degree of support in either of its uses.

A further object is to provide a soft cushion for uses in either the arch or heel position.

A further object is to provide a firm and unyielding pad for use in either position.

A further object is to provide means whereby either said cushion or pad, or both, may be swung or moved transversely of the foot into a desired position, for use in the original condition of foot weakness, or in modified use as the said weakness is gradually relieved or cured; and a further object is to provide such a device which is simple in construction and use, which cannot readily get out of order, which is comparatively inexpensive, and which is well adapted to the uses for which it is intended.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts are designated by the same reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of my invention with the parts in position for use as a heel support; Fig. 2 is a similar View, for use as an arch support; Fig. 3 is a similar view used as a heel cushion and arch support; Fig. 4 is a similar View used as a heel support and arch cushioning support; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fig. 3; Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 10 is a section on the line 1010 of Fig. 4.

In the drawings forming a part of this application I have shown a combination foot support, comprising an inner sole, a shaped to fit a shoe, composed of leather or other suit-able material, and being preferably lined, as shown at a with fabric or the like, and stitched thereto as shown at a the sole (4 having an offset on one side adapted to be turned upwardly, as shown at a to conform to the shape of the foot and shoe.

Arranged beneath the inner sole a are a cushion b and a pad 0, held in position by means of a pivot (Z passed through transverse slots Z2 and 0 said pivot preferably comprising a head (Z having prongs d connected therewith and adapted to be passed through the lining a and bent downwardly before the said sole and lining are stitched together, but any form of pivot may be employed, as will be understood, and I may also reverse the said pivot (Z so that the prongs are easily accessible and whereby the said cushion and pad may be removed for reversal 0r substitution, this, however, being an unimportant detail, and, in the use of the pivot shown, I prefer to form a recess 0 whereby the head (Z does not project beyond the surface of the pad 0. The cushion Z) and pad 0 are each of ap )roXimately oval form, preferably, and are tl iickened at one edge, as shown at b and 0', respectively, and taper to a knife edge 5 and 0* on the opposite edges thereof and, in the arrangement shown, the thickened edges are oppositely arranged when the said cushion and pad are superimposed, but are on the same side when they do not overlie each other, but this arrangement may be easily reversed to adapt the said device to specific conditions, and the degree of thickness may also be varied in such use.

When the device is merely desired as a heel cushion, the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the cushion Z) giving the desired resiliency and the pad 0 supporting the same and, when only an arch support is desired, the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, and in either of these uses either the cushion or pad, or both, may be moved transversely in order to properly position the same, because of the slots and 0 In Fig. 3 I have shown the parts arranged for joint use as a heel cushion and an arch support and in this use the pad may be moved transversely, as indicated by dotted lines, and shown in full lines in Figs. 2 and (5, whereby the knife edge 0" may be bent upwardly to bear against the upturned portion (4* of the inner sole (4, this depending on conditions; in Fig. 4 this arrangement is reversed so that av heel support and an arch cushion are provided.

It will thus be seen that I provide either a heel cushion, an arch cushion, a heel support, an arch support, or a combined heel or arch cushioning support, and in any of these uses the desired degree of support or cushioning is possible at any or all parts of the heel or arch of the wearer in order to meet the varying conditions of one wearer or the different conditions of different wearers, said devices being adapted to be marketed in standard sizes and afterward adjusted by the purchasers themselves, but to overcome specific anatomical faults special shapes and sizes may be made and still be within the spirit of my invention.

It will be understood that various materials, such as wool, felt, sponge rubber, and the like, may be employed for the cushions Z) in order to insure the desired resiliency, but the pad 0 is preferably made of hard, unyielding, material which permits of a certain amount of flexibility for bending, and, while the cushion and pad are shown oval, it will be obvious that equally beneficial results may be attained with other and entirely different shapes.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A foot support, comprising an in-sole, a heel cushion, and a pivot secured in said in-sole and passing through said heel cush ion adjacent the forward end thereof, whereby said cushion may be swung forwardly of said pivot to the arch of said in-sole.

2. A foot support, comprising an in-sole, a pad thereunder, and a pivot secured in said in-sole intermediate of the arch and heel portions thereof, said pivot passing through said pad adjacent one end thereof, whereby it may be used at either said heel or arch portions of said in-sole.

3. A foot support, comprising an in-sole, a pad, a cushion, and a pivot secured in said in-sole intermediate the arch and heel portions thereof, said pivot passing through the pad adjacent the rear end thereof and through said cushion adjacent the forward end thereof, whereby the positions of said pad and cushion may be reversed, singly or jointly.

4. A foot support, comprising an in-sole, a pad tapered transversely in one direction, a cushion tapered transversely in the opposite direction, and a pivot secured in said insole intermediate the arch and heel portions thereof, said pivot passing through said pad and cushion adjacent contiguous ends thereof, whereby the positions thereof may be reversed, singly or jointly.

5. A. foot support, comprising an in-sole, a pad, and a pivot secured in said insole intermediate the arch and heel portions thereof and passed through said pad adjacent one end thereof, whereby said pad may be used at either the arch or heel portions of said insole, and said pad being slotted transversely to receive said pivot for transverse adjustment with relation to said in-sole.

6. A foot support, comprising an in-sole, a pad, a cushion, and a pivot secured to said insole intermediate the arch and heel portions thereof and passed through contiguous ends of said pad and cushion, whereby the positions thereof may be reversed, singly or jointly, said pad and cushion being slotted transversely in the position of said pivot for transverse adjustment with relation to each other and to said in-sole.

7. A foot support, comprising an in-sole,

a pad, a cushion, and a pivot secured in said in-sole intermediate the arch and heel portions thereof and passed through contiguous ends of said pad and cushion, whereby the positions thereof may be reversed, singly or jointly, said pad and cushion being slot-ted in the position of said pivot for adjustment with relation to each other and to said insole, and being transversely tapered in opposite directions.

S. In a. foot support, a pad and a cushion, the ends of which overlap, and a pivot passed through said overlapping ends whereby said pad and cushion may be employed in extended or superimposed positions.

9. In a foot support, a pad and a cushion, the ends of which overlap, and a pivot passed through said overlapping ends whereby said pad and cushion may be employed in extended or superimposed positions, said pad and cushion being provided with transverse slots in the position of said pivot for adjustment with relation to each other.

10. A foot support, comprising a. pad and a cushion, the ends of which overlap, and a pivot passed through said overlapping ends whereby said pad and cushion may be employed in extended or superimposed positions, said pad and cushion being tapered transversely.

11. A foot support, comprising a pad and a cushion, the ends of which overlap, and a pivot passed through said overlapping ends whereby said pad and cushion may be employed in extended or superimposed positions, said pad and cushion being tapered transversely and being provided with transverse slots in the position of said pivot for adjustment with relation to each other.

12. A foot support, comprising an in-sole,

a pad, and a pivot secured in said inso1e as my invention I have signed my name in intermediate the arch and heel portions presence of the subscrlbing Witnesses this thereof and passed through one end of sald 15th day of January 1910.

pad Whereby it may be employed at either HYMAN COHEN. 5 said arch or heel portions, said pad being ta- Witn ss s;

pered transversely. GEORGE F. BENTLEY,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing J. C. LARSEN. 

